The world’s finest tennis gamers are set to descend on Melbourne Park once more this yr, with the 2023 Australian Open starting on January 16.
Awaiting the world’s finest is the most important prize pool ever seen Down Under with gamers set to pocket greater than they’ve earlier than.
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A document prize pool of $AUD76.5 million is on supply this yr, up 3.4 per cent on 2022.
Singles champions will take dwelling $2.975 million, whereas singles semi-finalists will earn $925,000.
It is a $58 million complete improve on what was provided to gamers twenty years in the past.
There is more cash throughout all the Australian tennis season, with new tour occasions in Adelaide and Canberra, as nicely the United Cup in Perth, value $22.5 million.
“It is critical to the continued success of the Australian tennis summer that we provide strong and relevant playing opportunities and ensure that the best players in the world are compensated appropriately,” mentioned Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley.
Here’s the breakdown of the prize cash on supply for every class, in each spherical (all in AUD).
Singles – males’s and girls’s (per participant)
Winner – $2,975,000
Runner-up – $1,625,000
Semi-finalist – $925,000
Quarterfinalist – $555,250
Round of 16 – $338,250
Round of 32 – $227,925
Round of 64 – $158,850
First spherical – $106,250
Doubles – males’s and girls’s (per staff)
Winner – $695,000
Runner-up – $370,000
Semi-finalists – $210,000
Quarterfinalists – $116,500
Round of 16 – $67,250
Round of 32 – $46,500
First spherical – $30,975
Mixed doubles (per staff)
Winner – $157,750
Runner-up – $89,450
Semi-finalists – $47,500
Quarterfinalists – $25,250
Round of 16 – $12,650
First spherical – $6,600
